autocentric
English
Etymology
auto- + -centric
Adjective
autocentric (comparative more autocentric, superlative most autocentric)
- Centered in or upon the self; making or regarding oneself as the center.
- 1988, M.J. Apter, J.H. Kerr, M.P. Cowles, Progress in Reversal Theory
- These remarks would seem to imply a shift for the nurse from autocentric controlling, to allocentric controlling, then to allocentric nurturing.
- 1988, M.J. Apter, J.H. Kerr, M.P. Cowles, Progress in Reversal Theory
Antonyms
- allocentric
Derived terms
- autocentrism